SALISBURY, N.C. — The Catawba College women's lacrosse team makes its home debut with two contests late this week, battling non-conference foe Gannon on Thursday before facing off against Emory & Henry on Saturday.
SAC Opener Summary
- The Catawba Indians fell at Tusculum, 11-6, on Saturday in its first South Atlantic Conference tilt of the year
- Each of Catawba's six goals were unassisted, half of which were tallied via free position opportunities
- Abby Shuren scored twice while four of her teammates finished with one goal apiece
- Allison Filosa had an excellent game in the defensive half, leading the way with four ground balls and three caused turnovers
- In goal, Ava Kunza stopped 10 of the 21 shots she faced to move her save percentage to .386 in her freshman campaign
Forceful Filosa
- Four contests into her rookie season, Allison Filosa paces the Catawba lineup and ranks sixth in the conference with three ground balls per game (totaling 12)
- The Long Islander has tallied 10 ground balls in the last two games featuring a season-best performance at Southern Wesleyan with six pickups
- Filosa's three takeaways against Tusculum moved her into a three-way tie at four caused turnovers with Audrey Adelsberger and fellow freshman Skylar Mullin
All-Time Series
- Catawba dropped its lone bout with Gannon, suffering a 13-12 loss in overtime on Mar. 5, 2022
- Conversely, the blue and white defeated Emory & Henry in the program's only meeting, a 20-6 rout last season
Scouting the Golden Knights
- Gannon seeks its first win of 2025 after taking road losses at Frostburg State and Shepherd, surrendering 18 goals in both tilts
- The Golden Knights logged a 5-12 record last season, falling one game short of having their best win total since 2016
- In just two contests, Caroline Stevens has racked up 13 points on 10 goals and three assists while going 4-for-5 on free position shots
- Charlie Hunter and Ella Todd have five goals apiece as Hunter leads the defense with four caused turnovers and shares the team-best mark in ground balls with four
Scouting the Wasps
- Emory & Henry comes to Shuford Stadium with a 1-3 record, fresh off its second win in program history over Truett McConnell on Saturday
- Southern Wesleyan, who Catawba defeated last week, topped the Wasps in 11-9 fashion in the season opener on Feb. 1
- The Wasps were held scoreless in both of its SAC contests against Newberry (21-0) and Limestone (22-0)
- Mina Hicks and Avery McHargue are the top scorers for E&H, each finding paydirt eight times, and combined for 12 darts in the Wasps' last duel
- Hicks paces the squad with 14 ground balls, while Whitney Holland's four caused turnovers is a team high
Follow Along
Both matchups will be streamed on FloCollege ($) with live stats on CatawbaAthletics.com.
